Fish diversity in southern California using scuba surveys in kelp forests.

Description

The Shannon Index of diversity was calculated from diver surveys on kelp beds in Southern California. Kelp diver visual census data was combined for two separate southern California datasets. The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) provided information collected at 15 sites, and Vantuna Research Group (VRG) at 29 sites. Visual transect surveys were completed by SCUBA divers along the bottom of the kelp forest. The VRG dataset provided fish counts along 2m x 60m transects which were subsequently averaged for comparison with the PISCO dataset. The PISCO dataset provided mean counts along a 2m x 30m transect which were doubled before combining with the VRG data. The diversity analysis included 84 species of fish.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Online Resource http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/chanisl_nms/
0 Online Resource http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/products/biogeography/cinms/data/
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/38965.pdf
57 Downloadable Data http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_4_Data/PISCO_VRG_fish_div_5min.ZIP
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38965
57 Online Resource http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/cinms/Chap_4_Data/PISCO_VRG_fish_div_5min.ZIP

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  • human dimensions
  • united states of america
  • use/feeding habitats
  • environmental governance/management
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • biosphere
  • community dynamics
  • oceans
  • environmental monitoring
  • continent
  • noaa
  • biological classification
  • marine ecosystems
  • environmental assessments
  • north america
  • earth science services
  • cinms_assessment
  • fish
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • animals/vertebrates
  • earth science
  • california
  • polygons
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • marine biology
  • southern california
  • community structure
  • pelagic
  • models
  • channel islands national marine sanctuary
  • ecosystem functions
  • ecological dynamics
  • geographic information
  • species/population interactions
  • dynamic vegetation/ecosystem models

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